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UK Economics Update

3rd January, 2008

Surging oil price won't stop interest rates falling a long way

The rise in the oil price close to, and briefly through, the $100 per barrel level has prompted
renewed concern over inflation. But the equally worrying implications for activity suggest that the
increase will not prevent UK interest rates from falling sharply over the next year or so.

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